Sustainable Energy Policies Debated By State Governments
Energy use has become THE hot issue. As the price for gas and home heating oil climb into the atmosphere, masses of people are praying for relief. Does the govt provide that relief?
In his recent State of the Union address, President Bush announced that the US is"addicted to oil." tons of people thought that signaled a new push by the Bush administration to address the problems of how we are going to keep the lights on and the cars rolling in the 21st century. Sadly , those hopes mostly fizzled after the speech when no new initiative or programs were really put into action.
Many state lawmakers, impatient with the federal government's slow to non-existent response to our "addiction" to oil, have begun to take things into their own hands.
State lawmakers, many from so-called Democratic "blue" states, have started passing regulations for power plant and car emissions. They're also requiring some energy to be created by renewable techniques such as wind and solar. Energy efficiency requirements for household appliances are also being discussed.
So far, the government has been pleased to let the state legislatures pick up the slack on green issues. "I don't see something wrong with the states being involved," commented Senator Pete Domenici ( R-N.M. ), who is at present head honcho of the Fed Energy and resources Committee.
While some disagree that state rules won't have an impact nationally on greenhouse gas emissions, others say that if the requirements are implemented in enough states there'll be a serious impact. And is looks like states ARE having an impact, even if global temperature rises has not come to a sudden stop. One or two makers have adopted new countrywide rules to avoid needing to customise products for each state.
"If we won't get the central government to act, then we have to do something in any way we can," asserted Gina McCarthy, the commissioner of the Dept of Environmental Protection in Connecticut.
Let's just hope all this reduces down to better costs for patrons.
In his recent State of the Union address, President Bush announced that the US is"addicted to oil." tons of people thought that signaled a new push by the Bush administration to address the problems of how we are going to keep the lights on and the cars rolling in the 21st century. Sadly , those hopes mostly fizzled after the speech when no new initiative or programs were really put into action.
Many state lawmakers, impatient with the federal government's slow to non-existent response to our "addiction" to oil, have begun to take things into their own hands.
State lawmakers, many from so-called Democratic "blue" states, have started passing regulations for power plant and car emissions. They're also requiring some energy to be created by renewable techniques such as wind and solar. Energy efficiency requirements for household appliances are also being discussed.
So far, the government has been pleased to let the state legislatures pick up the slack on green issues. "I don't see something wrong with the states being involved," commented Senator Pete Domenici ( R-N.M. ), who is at present head honcho of the Fed Energy and resources Committee.
While some disagree that state rules won't have an impact nationally on greenhouse gas emissions, others say that if the requirements are implemented in enough states there'll be a serious impact. And is looks like states ARE having an impact, even if global temperature rises has not come to a sudden stop. One or two makers have adopted new countrywide rules to avoid needing to customise products for each state.
"If we won't get the central government to act, then we have to do something in any way we can," asserted Gina McCarthy, the commissioner of the Dept of Environmental Protection in Connecticut.
Let's just hope all this reduces down to better costs for patrons.
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